Folding table.



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M. R. RUDY.

FOLDING TABL E.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 191 6. RENEWED JUNE 5, 19H! Pateni'd Dec.'10, 1918.

ATTORNEY INVENTOR v M. RI RUDY.

FOLDING TABLE. APPLECATION FILED AUG.30, 18th. RENEWED JUNE 5, i918.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

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FOLDING TABLE."

Specification of Letters Patent.

.- PatentedDec.'10,'19 18t Application filed Augn'stSO, 19 16, SerialNo. 117,711, Renewed {lane 5, 1918. Serial No, 23,39:4;. H

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, MAE ROBINSON RUDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, inthe county-of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new-and useful Improvements in Folding Tables, of,which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to .folding tables, and is adapted particularlyfor use With automobiles or like. a

The prnnary ob ect of the invention is to provide a simple and improvedtable which shall be of light weight, simple construction, which iscapable of being folded when not in use to occupy but a small amount ofspace within or upon the vehicle, which affords a convenientstoringvplace for dishes, knives,

i'orks, cups. thermos bottle, luncheon, and

other essential accessories, and whichshall aiforda maximum in v,amountof table surface when set up or extended.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a device of-thischaracter whichmay be manufactured at comparatively low cost,

which shall present a neat and attractive apperance, which shall beconstructed in such manner as to' occupy-out little space but whichshall possess sufficient stability or rigidity when set up to adaptitself to its various uses, and which is capable of being readily andquickly extended or folded as required.

The invention has for a still further and particular object to provide adevice of this character which is equipped-with improved means forlocking the legs or supports in proper position when the device is inuse.

With these objects in'vicw, together with others which will appear asthe description.

proceeds theinvcntion resides in the novel forn'iation, combination andarrangement of.

parts, all as will he described more fully hereinafter, illustrated .1nthe draw ngs, and

particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention will behest understood with reference to the accompanyingdrawings,

wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the improved table inset-upposition and ready for use, i

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the table collapsed, l

set-up position, and i material, u The. extremities of i 1 tronswhich-are .-lnnged together Fig. 3" is a detail perspective view. of theI under surface of the table'when in-partly Figa Lisa similar view ofthe luncheonkit' 'adapted to be accommodated by f-the improved table.- v:j. I];

Referring now more particularly to,'th e drawings, the table illustrated:is'composed of a' pair of sections or leaves 5 and ,6 th'e'lsaidsections being hinged together'as at .7 so as to be capable offoldingnpon' eaclr'oth'er to occupy but a small amount of'space when notin use. The widthand lengthofthe leaves or sections may be varied, itbeing ob'vious that the sections may be made on such'sc'ale' as Wlllpermit of the table"beingset?v up within a vehicle, or it may{hennalarger scale to he used uponthe outs carriage. The table may ,be,cons't-r wood, light sheetmetal or ranyiotl re sh dered as at"8, thesaid shoulde adapted to -enga'ge. and cooperate, withseach other when inset-up position toIin'aintain a smooth cven and unobstructed top slrface for the t'a'ble. The arrangementialsp 'er- .nnts ofihe underfacesof thetablegsee'tions lying .m engagement w th ea'ch "other,

whereby the devicesmaybeneatly-and,compactly folded without presentingany obstructions. Eachof the sectionsoisiprovided throughout itspernneter with a depending apron or flange and fillers are arranged uponthe bottom of the sectionsadjacent the edges thereof; The fillers. arecut #away as illustrated to provide' cliannels 10 .adjacentltheiroutermostedges, and hinged asiat lliavitliin the transverselyextendingchannelsfat thefrce ends' of thetahle sections are leg frames for supporting members 12. ..'-1f he-;legs}of the supporting members areindicated. 3111-13,-

and are of aulength and width tosnugly fit the table sections and to liewithing the-confines of the longitudinally extending channels 10 in thesaidvfillers; The cross bars '14, connecting the -f1'ee;ends ofthe'l'legs. 1-3 -rest within the laterallyn extending" channels at: 1

the inner extremities of. the table sections.

- In this manner it-is seen that the leg frames may be swunginwardlyupon the table sections to lie wholly within the channels exadaptedtorextend into -the longitudinally he j bers'lti on the brac s15-flgain5t-inward lengthwise of. the, longitudinal filler membersof-the table sections A plate 18 partially "closes each slot so, as toprevent the block-members becoming disengaged therefrom. A-locking eachofrthe leg names for maintaining the vsame rigidly in proper extended orright angularposition. These levers are arranged 20 one upon each outeror free extremities thereof, andmay be"mounted for lateral, slidingmovement within -'suitable guide openings formed with- I i in theoutermost transverse filler membei's. The locking-ends of the sad leversare x l dis'pos'ed channels or slotsl7 in the longituffli'n llyiextending filler members whereby, "said levers engage and retain theblock liding mo'vement within their-slots; The; gleversat their lockingends are notched as ,[Et 20 for engagement-with the corners of J' thelongitudinal fillers, whereby' accidental gfifdisplacement of the saidlevers will be pre- Ejverited. These levers have their inner ex-1tfemities turned inwardly as at 21 and exitend through suitableapertures in the fillers,

j-fwhereby the saldlevers may be conveniently 4,0 operated whet;setting, or collapsing the f'table. 1 The fillers arerarranged upon thetable section bottoms in such manner asto provide central rectangularcompartments 22,

:15 the said compartmentsbeing adapted when the table is collapsed tohouse between them aluncheon kit indicatedgenerally at 23.

This kit in. the present instance is illustrated "as comprising 4 arectangular shallow box,

formed of metal for :the like and which is provided upon its iiiteriorwith suitable subdivisions for properly housing dishes, knives andforks,- cups and other SUChf'aIt QIGSHS may be essential."Itwillalso'ibe observed that ample provisioii is made for packing foodin the receptacles.indicatedfiat; 30, 31 and 32, thelat'ter being snuglyfitte' the dish and utensil compartment?? he box is equipped with a lid24, and the said box isof-a depth equal substantially totwice that ofthe compartments 22. The arrangement is such that'when the box 23 isinserted .withinbne'oithelcompartments upon the at their opposite endswith blocks 16 which lever 19 isassoc1ated with of the table sections atthe round table bottom, the opposite table section maybe folded upon andsnugly engaged over the protruding portion of the box.

j 'The transversely extending filler member at the outer extremity ofone of the table sections may be cut away as shown, the cut awayportionsprovide compartments, one

for the housing of a thermos bottle or other container and theothercompartment.

20 beingadapted to contain such culinary implements as may be requiredfor a meal.

The -ends of the table sections may be equipped with handles 27 by meansof which the device maybe readily carried from place 7 *rom thisdescription it is seen .I have provided an extremely simple, inexpensiveand yet thoroughly convenient collapsible table'capable of accomplishingthe ends set forth. position, the leavesor sections 5 and 6 are swungoutwardly until limited against further. movement by engagement of theshoulders 8. The leg frames 12 are then rocked to right angularposition, whereupon the locking levers 19 are manipulated to preventfolding ofthe said leg frames. The luncheon kit may be easily removedfrom the com- ..partxnents'22. V

, W'hile the above is "a description of the preferred embodiment of the1nvent1on,'it is obvious that various changes in minor details of,construction and arrangement of parts may beiresorted to if desiredwithout departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding thescope of the'claimsl What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, a table including a leaf havin alaterally disposed channel inits under ace, the said under face alsobeing provided with longitudinally disposed channels, one of whichcommunicutes with said lateral channel, legs hinged to said leaf andbeing adapted when folded to fit within said longitudinal-channels; abrace connected to one of said legs at one end, a block on the other endof said brace slidably engaged in one of saicl-longstudinal channels,and a locking lever slidably arranged in said laterally disposed channeland being adapted at one end to engage and hold said block againstsliding movement,

' substantially as describedf 2. In a device of the class described, a

table comprising a pair of leaves hingedly connected together andadapted to fold upon each other, fillers arranged around the edges ofsaid leaves upon the under surfaces thereof, the said fillers beingprovided with chan nels, le frames pivoted to said leaves and adapte tolie within said channels, the said fillers 'being provided withlongitudinally disposed slots, braces pivoted to said legs at Inadjusting the device to set-up.

sliding movement of the same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix ny signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

MAE ROBINSON RUDY 7W itnesses:

BEN I). Comm, J. W. RUDY

